Journal-box lid



W. F. KIESEL, JR.

7 JOURNAL BOX LID. APPLICATION FILED AU1G.16. 1920.

1,363,324, I Patented Dec. 28,1920.

UNITED STATES TENT ounce;

Specification 0! Letters Intent. Patented Dec. 28, 1920.

Application me a 1c, 1920.. Serial 10. man.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Wrnmrr Krasnn,

Jr, a citizen of the United States, and residing at Altoona, Blaircounty, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Journal-Box I ids, of which the following is a.specification.

This invention relates to improvements in lids for journal boxes ofrailway cars.

It is the object of the invention to provide a construction in which thehinge members of the lid may be easily and quickly applied'to the plateforming the body of the lid' and in which only a single rivet isnecessary to secure these parts together. These objects are attained byproviding the hinge members and the body plate with interengagingportions so arranged as to prevent relative movement between these partswhen the same are assembled and by fur-- ther providing each of thehinge members with a portion which extends above the upper surface ofthe plate and which is secured thereto by a single rivet extendingthrough the plate.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification whentaken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming a partthereof and in which:

Figure 1 is a plan 'view'partly in section of a lid embodying thepresent invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view-on the line 3--3 of Fi 1.

ReEerring to the drawings in detail, 10 represents the body plateforming the main portion of the lid, this plate being provided withparallel ribs or corrugations 11 adjacent the sides thereof and with atransverse rib or corrugation 12 extending across its lower end andconnectingthe ribs 11. The

plate 10 is preferably made of pressed steel and these ribs are formedtherein for the purpose of giving rigidity to the same. A fiat spring 13is secured to said plate in any suitable manner, this spring being ofthe ordinar construction and serving to hold the lid 111 a closed oropen position.

The hinge members 15 are secured to the edge of the plate 10 and suchhinge members are provided with aliued openings 16.

through which a bolt or pin may be inserted for fastening the lid to thejournal box of.

a. car.

The present invention relates particularly to the construction employedfor securing the members to the plate and this constructlon 18preferably the same in the case of both of the hinge members. Referrmgparticnlarl to F 2 and the sectioned portion of ig. 1, it will be'seenthat each of said hinge members 15 on its under side is provided with alip 17 which is slightly spaced from the body of said member by whichconstruction a recess 18 is formed between the lip and the body of themember. This recess is adapted to receive the edge of the plate 10, therecess belng of such width that the plate will closely fit the same andup and down movement of the plate relative to the hinge member willtherefore be prevented, when the edge of the plate is engaged in therecess 18. The inner wall 19 of the recess as shown in Fig. 1 projectsoutwardly and in the particular form shown comprises a plurali ofstraight surfaces angularly disposed wit relation to each other. It isevident, however, that such inner wall of the recess may be curved or bemade of any other contour desired. It will be understood that the edgeof the plate 10 extending into the recess 18 is cut away or shaped tofit the outwardly projecting inner wall- 19 of said recess. The

purpose of this construction is to prevent sidewise movement of thehinge member relative to the sembled.

Instead of arranging the innerwall of the recess so as to projectoutwardly it is evident that such wall ma projectinwardly to form asocket at the ase of the recess and that the plate may be provided witha. suitable tongueror lug for engaging in the socket thus formed.

The hinge members 15 are also provided with portions 15 which extendover the upper surface of the plate 10, such portions preferably beingbent upwardly or suitably shaped to fit over the ribs 11 formed on theplate. The upper surfaces ofsaid ribs 11 are preferably flat and theportions 15 of the hinge members are also preferably made flat to engagesuch flat port ons of the ribs.

The hinge members are each secured to the plate 10 by means of a singlerivet 20 which passes through the portion 15 of the hinge members andthrough the ribs 11, formed on the plate 10,

plate when the parts are as- .plate.

It will thus be seen that .the foregoing construction provides anarrangement by which the hinge members of the lid may be easily andquickly applied to the plate and which requires the use of only a singlerivet. The arrangement is also such that the huge members are held inrigid relation to the plate and the use of a plurality of rivets orotherfasteni'ng means is avoided.

Having thus described the invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is: V

1. In a journal box lid, thecombination of a plate and hinge member,interengaging means on said member and said plate for holding saidmember a ainst movement relative to said plate, sai means compris-. inga recess formed in one of said parts into which a portion of the otherpart projects, said hinge member having a portion extending along onesurface of said plate and a rivet passing through such portion of thehinge member and the plate.

2. In a journal box lid, the combination of a plate anda hinge member,said member having a recess on the under side thereof, said plate havinga portion thereof projecting intosaid recess, said hinge member having apart extending over'the upper surface of said plate and fastening meanspassing through said last named part and said plate.

3. In a journal box lid, the combination of a plate and a hinge member,said hinge member having a lip projecting from the under side thereofwhereby a recess is formed between said lip and the body of said member,one edge of said plate being arranged in said recess, said member havinga portion extending over the upper surface of said plate, and afastening means passing through said last named portion of said memberand said plate, 4

4. In a journal box lid, the combination of a plate and ahinge'member,-said hinge member having a lip projecting from one sidethereof whereby a recess is formed between said lip and the body of saidmember, said plate having a portion thereof extending into said recesswith the edge thereof engaging the inner wall of the recess, said walland the engaging edge of the plate being so shaped as to preventsidewise move ment of said member relative to said plate,

said hinge member having a portion thereof extending along the sur cc ofsaid plate, and fastening means passing through said last named portionof said member and said 5. In a journal box lid, the combination of aplate and a hinge member, said hin e member having a recess formedtherem t e inner wall of which projects outwardly, said 7 plate having aportion extending into said recess with the edge thereof engaging saidinner wall of the recess and a single fastening means passing t ou'ghsaid hinge member and said plate.

. 6. In a journal box lid, the combination of a plate and a hingemember, said hinge member having a lip rojecting from the under sidethereof w ereby a recess is formed between said lip and the body of saidmember, the inner wall of said recess J said last named portion of saidmember and said late.

7. n a journal box lid, the combination of a plate and a hingemember,said member having a recess on the under side thereof, said plate havinga portion projecting into said recess, coiiperating means on said plateand hinge member for preventing sidewise movement of said memberrelative to said plate, said hinge member having a part ex tending overthe upper surface of said plate and fastening means passing through saidlast named part and said plate.

8. In a'journal box lid, the combination of a plate and a plurality ofhinge members secured thereto, each of said hinge members havinga recessformed therein, said plate having portions thereof projectinginto saidrecesses, said plate also having spaced'ribs formed on the upper surfacethereof, each of said hinge members having a part projecting over theupper surface of said plate and engaging the top of one of said ribs,and fastening means passing through the last named parts of said hingemembers and the plate.

9. In a journal box lid, the combination of a plate and hinge memberssecured thereto, each of said hinge members having a recess formed onits under side, said plate having portions thereof projecting into saidrecesses, cooperating means on said plate and said hinge membersforpreventing sidewise movement of the hinge members relative to theplate, said plate also having spaced ribs formed on the upper surfacethereof, each of said hinge members having a part projecting over theupper surface of said plate and engaging the top of one of said ribs,and fastening means passing through said last named parts of said hingemembers and the plate.

10. In a journal box lid, the combination of a plate and bin e memberssecured thereto, each of said inge members having a recess formed on itsunder side, the inner walls of which project outwardly", said platehaving portions thereof extending into said recesses, the inner walls ofsaid recesses and the edge of said plate Within said recesses surface ofsaid plate and engaging the top of one of said ribs, and a rivet passingthrough each of said last named parts and 10 said plate.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

WILLIAM F. KIESEL, JR.

